Spaghetti westerns , a subgenre of western films, are distinguished from older, classic westerns by their production location, cast, and stylistic choices They were largely produced in Europe, particularly Italy, during the 1960s and 1970s, often featuring Italian directors and casts, with a mix of American and other actors.These films are known for their low budgets, gritty realism, morally ambiguous characters ( often antiheroes ), and a more cynical, violent tone compared to the idealized American westerns featuring clean-cut, heroic cowboys. The genre's creator is generally attributed to Sergio Leone , an Italian director who pioneered the style with Per un pugno di dollari. Sergio Leone followed up A Fistful of Dollars (1964) with two sequels, For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966), both of which feature Eastwood and Van Cleef. Known as the Dollars trilogy, the three films are widely considered some of the best spaghett...
